• Celebrate Halloween by making your own costume.halloween image by alpha-omega from Fotolia.com
  
  Making your own Halloween costumes allows your personality and creativity to show. Possibly, your local store does not carry the costume you are looking for. Perhaps you want to save a few dollars on your costume or perhaps you want to stand out at your party for originality. Many people prefer to make their costumes for Halloween rather than purchase one.
  
  

Candy Corn

• Candy corn would make a cute costume for children during Halloween. Many people have candy corn displayed in their homes. Making a candy corn costume would not take much effort. Orange, yellow and white along with some stuffing would make up this costume.
  
  

Mermaid

• For the little girl in your life that does not yet walk or crawl, consider making a mermaid costume. Your little girl will be sure to get plenty of oohs and aahs while you are out trick-or-treating.
  
  

Hippie

• Most people have some form of hippie clothing and accessories in their homes. This costume would be rather inexpensive to make. Hippie clothing and accessories include tie-dye shirts, sandals, peace sign accessories, hemp jewelry, bell-bottom jeans, long hair and unkempt beards, and headbands containing flowers.
  
  

80s

• When making a costume for the 80s remember volume, color, and abundance. Apply another shot of hair spray, more eyeliner, or load on the bracelets. You may have a favorite television show from the 80s; make a costume dedicated to the show. Let your imagination run wild when making your 80s Halloween costume.
  
  

Ghost

• For a simple Halloween costume, turn yourself into a ghost. The only item you will need is a clean, white sheet with holes cut out for your eyes.
  
  

Tourist

• Grab your loudest shirt and pile on the sunglasses and large straw hat. Make sure to have a camera and map with you. While you are celebrating Halloween, take on the role of this costume. Snap pictures of everyone and everything.
  
  

Mummy

• Look in your medicine cabinet for gauze. Wrapping yourself in gauze, adding a touch of green paint, and drawing age lines with eyeliner will complete this homemade costume.
  
  

Nerd

• Take the opportunity to slick back your hair and wear a pocket protector. Do not forget to grab a pair of thick, black glasses and tape the corners. Load your pockets with numerous pens and pencils.
  
  

Static Cling

• Spray your hair sticking straight up. Pin on dryer sheets, socks, anything that will stick to you. Pin on your items using safety pins. Make sure to pin a few items onto yourself that you would "catch" while walking.